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Senate transportation panel backs excise-tax exemption for tribal government vehicles
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee voted to give Senate Bill 2207 a due-pass recommendation. The bill would exempt federally recognized tribal governments from motor vehicle excise tax for vehicles titled to a tribe.
The Senate Transportation Committee voted to give Senate Bill 2207 a due-pass recommendation after testimony that the measure would align tax treatment for tribal governments with state and local governments.
Senator Dale Patent, sponsor and senator from District 26 of Watford City, told the committee, "This bill is essentially a cleanup bill." He said the bill would make tribal-government motor vehicle purchases subject to the same excise-tax treatment currently applied to state and local governments.
That alignment matters, supporters said, because current motor vehicle excise tax provisions are silent about tribal governments. Colette Brown, who identified herself as a district representative, told the committee the exemption would help tribal…
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